erythroblastosis fetalis

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   severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis

   Broaderanemia

Questions about erythroblastosis fetalis

What does erythroblastosis fetalis mean?

erythroblastosis fetalis means "severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis".

Is erythroblastosis fetalis a common word?

erythroblastosis fetalis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.